真题练习

032. 听下面材料，回答第(1) (2) (3) 题。
(1) Why did the young woman put her head out?
A. She heard someone shout.
B. She wanted to talk.
C. She had nothing to do.

(2) Why did the young woman get angry?
A. The board nearly hit her.
B. The man above shouted at her.
C. She was disturbed.

(3) How can a beginner understand a new idiom?
A. By guessing the meaning of the words.
B. By practicing it in everyday life.
C. By referring to a dictionary.

原文+答案解析

032.
A foreign student was studying in an English-speaking country. She was reading a book by the window when she heard someone shout "look out!". She put her head out to see what was going on. Just then a board came flying down from above, missing her head by just a few feet. She pulled her head in quickly. Then out of anger, she carefully put her head out again and looked up. There was a man doing repairs.
"Didn't you hear me shout look out?" he asked.
"Yes, that's what I did," she answered angrily.
This story shows that idioms are an important part of a language. But they can be a problem for a foreign student. Often it is impossible to get the meaning from the words themselves. In this story, the young woman did look out, but "Look out!" as a set phrase has a different meaning. It means "Be careful!". When shouted, it is a cry of warning, meaning "Danger!".
A beginner is often at a loss when he meets many of the idioms for the first time. What does a particular idiom mean? In order to get its meaning, he should look it up in a dictionary. When he first uses such idioms, he is sure to run into a lot of trouble. But he shouldn't give up trying.

答案解析：
(1) 正确答案为A。根据she heard someone shout "look out!". 她听到有人大喊“往外看”。可知，女子把头伸出去是因为她听到有人大叫，因此A项正确。
(2) 正确答案为A。根据 a board came flying down from above, missing her head by just a few feet. 一块木板从上面掉下来，距离她的头只有几英寸的距离。可知，女子生气的原因是差点被木板打到，因此A项正确。
(3) 正确答案为C。根据In order to get its meaning, he should look it up in a dictionary. 为了了解习语的意思，应该去查字典。可知，初学者要理解习语要去查字典，因此C项正确。